The first LGBT Night Out at Dodger Stadium will be Sept. 27, 2013, for a home game against the Colorado Rockies, the team announced Friday. (Opening-day file photo from April 1, 2013 by Andy Holzman/Los Angeles Daily News)

The first LGBT Night Out at Dodger Stadium will be Sept. 27, a home game against the Colorado Rockies, the team announced Friday.

“We welcome all fans to Dodger Stadium throughout each season,” Dodgers chief marketing officer Lon Rosen said in a statement. “We are especially proud to welcome and recognize the LGBT community of Los Angeles, an integral part of the city and of the Dodgers community.”

Scheduled events include a celebrity first pitch, the national anthem performed by a special guest with the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles, and Friday Night Fireworks with music by DJ Manny Lehman.

“The Dodgers have been standing on the right side of history from the days of Jackie Robinson through today,” said Tom Whitman, Senior Vice President of Flip Events, which co-designed the event with the Dodgers. “LGBT Night Out on September 27 will be an amazing night for baseball fans, for the LGBT community and everyone who is true blue.”

The Dodgers made headlines on the other side of history in 2000, when a stadium security guard kicked out a lesbian couple from their seats in response to a complaint by another fan when the couple kissed.

Two weeks later, the Dodgers held a public press conference to apologize to the couple, offer them complimentary seats behind home plate, and donate 5,000 tickets to gay rights groups. Sept. 6, 2000, was announced as “Gay and Lesbian Night at Dodger Stadium,” which is believed to be the first “gay night” at a professional baseball game. About 450 community supporters reportedly attended the game.

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